The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-18
sWASIIINGT0N NEWS.
IT IS IN run CASE OF MIR. BYnNE
That our Esteemed Contemporary will Have
to Take watcr-Govsrnor wilson's Trip.
Tho Idea OF Hahon'xisg wsat Virginia
n preposlsrous-AtE hggers'.P Points

cato Peyton Byrne. Of the late West Viz.
ginia Legislature, haa been appointed to q
position in tho Government Printing or.
fee. Mr.. Byrne's friends were much
amused at the great display made by tho
Wheeling Register: and It's Washington
man over the fact that the ex.delegate re.
csived q little two.dollar day messenger.
ship. He Is competent to fiji a position
10 which would be attached greater
and emoluments, and
expected that the least that would be
offered him would be clerkship. Instead
he received a messengers place, where, II
he works every day in the month and
every month in the year, he will be able
to earn 5000. SThis In Washington where
living 10 high. Then, as II TO rub it in on
poor Peyton, the Register herslds to the
State that he has received "good Fat po.
Bition", rs q reward for his "manly course
at Charleston" in aticking to tho caucus
for Senator, at a time when he
was personally opposed to that same nom.
inee. The esteemed Register eau always
be depended upon to give tho "boys"'
away just at the most critical time.
ATE CROW. 1s Z
Byrne was an anti.Camden man, but at
the last minute refused to join the kickers,
and ate his crow like a little man. Mr..
Camden and Mr.. Byrns will thank the
Register for entering into the minute par.
ticulars and publishing all the circum.
stances Of Byrne's appointment in Wash
iugton. Especially will they BIO glad to
have The Register draw from the transac-
ton the interesting moral that had Hons.
Dan Lucas, George Price, Preston Chew,
Bushrod Price and the balance. OF The 70.
calcitrants followed Hon. Peyton Byrne'a
manly example, they might also have
been provided with 5000 messsngerships
In the Government Printing Office. How
CALLING to the distinguished cotsrie it must
be- to contemplate what they have lost by
pursuing the course they did Byrne's
case Is the only sample Of Mr. Camden,
gratitude to friends who stood by him in
his great trial that the Washington end
has had an opportunity to inspect. Posi-.
bly, 1t Is not a fair sample Of what MIR.
Camden intended to do had hs been
elected. His frienda here clsim that too
much attention has been paid to the work
of conctliating those who opposed him,
while those who were loyal, and suffered
hard knocks for him, are allowed to either
fesd on huBks or so entirely without aid
OF any kind. Some who were in the
breach from the first to the last are entire.
ly forgotten. Such 10 the ungratefulness
Of Democratic politicians! e Z
Governor Wilson's trip to Washington
had no political Significance. The Gov
ernor isn't aaking anything from this cd.
mini1tra.Ion. It is currently reported in
Washington, and the rumor is doubtless
credited in the State, thst the Governor
will permanently retire from politics q,
the expiration OF bis term. It is not be:
lieyed that 1t is his intoution torssife, bul
he will do 30 Just the same. He has seen
ct to flock all by himself, and the people
Of West Virginia, it is thought, will prefer
some one who is not so exclusive.
A MAN FEoY JEFFERSON.
l saw man from Jefferson county to
day. who was laughing about the repos
some Democratic papors have started, tt
the effect that Hon. Geo. G. Gorham, o
this city, has been at Oha,lestown confer
ing with James NJ. Mason with 9 view t.
Mshoniziug West Virginia. y happen
to know" said my friend, y"thst Gorhar
aud Mason are interested jointly as coun
eel for the D,s~hRugh Telephone Compa'
ny, and that Gorhsul'sbueine in Charles
town was Golely connected With that mat
ter" There are two reasons why tbs
story circulated by the pfess 10 not plausi
bic. ( In tho first place, Aascn doss mol
possess the principal elements Of Ma
hone, and in the second place George 9
Gorhsm 10 hardly the man that the Ma
tional Republican Committee would So
lect fnr such mission. Neither gentle
man could deliver the goods: The Espnb
Icsna hope to carry West Virginia legiti
matety and by the righteousness Of theii
own cause. They are not likely 20 form
alliances or iue!ons With tho enemy, pay
ticularly with the Bourban-free.trada fac
ton Of the Democratic party,